Introduction Who is this book for? What is Team Coaching? The difference between individual and team coaching Why team coaching? How to use this book Part 1: Team Coaching Essentials Chapter 1: Your role Chapter 2: Developing your skills Chapter 3: Coaching your team Chapter 4: Understanding your team Chapter 5: Mapping your team Chapter 6: Getting started Part 2: Achieving Game Changing Results Focus on Outcomes Chapter 7: Purpose, goals and roles Chapter 8: Managing Performance Chapter 9: Collaborating with others Chapter 10: Working with change Focus on People Chapter 11: Building engagement Chapter 12: Resilience proofing your team Chapter 13: Developing trust Chapter 14: Developing team potential Focus on Communication Chapter 15: Positive conversations Chapter 16: Holding great meetings Chapter 17: Virtual and cross cultural teams Chapter 18: Creating your communication plan Part 3: Pulling it all Together Chapter 19: Ten common team challenges Chapter 20: Frequently asked questions Chapter 21: Getting support and developing your skills Conclusion

The best teams buzz with energy and produce outstanding results. But how do you create a top performing team? The answer? Team coaching. In your role as ‘manager as coach’, you can not only unlock the innate strengths of your people, but also help them to help each other. This highly practical book gives you the clear steps and advice you need to enhance your team through coaching. Based on cutting edge research, but presented in a quick-to-action framework, How to Coach Your Team is your roadmap to managing happy and productive people.   “Read this book and bring out the best in your team – it’s full of practical tips, examples and activities.” - Angela Xu, Executive Vice President, Employee Development, Hult International Business School   “This book is a lifesaver to everyone out there who wants to run high performing teams. A must read.” - Nick Fox, Executive Director, BMI Healthcare  

How to Coach Your Team helps business managers coach their teams to peak professional performance.   It includes: ·    Becoming a team coach – coaching skills for team managers ·    Understanding your team - identifying how your team works; deciphering personalities and motivations; building the right environment for success ·    Achieving better outcomes – setting goals; managing performance; facilitating collaboration ·    Building a happier team – building trust; giving and receiving feedback; having positive conversations ·    Improving team communication – working smartly; improving meetings; working virtually ·    A team coaching plan to help you put it all together and stay on track   How to Coach Your Team is a toolkit for working together with your team to achieve success. Many of the questionnaires and ideas can be shared and there are guided opportunities to assess and monitor your progress on a regular basis.   Benchmark 9781292081496 The Little Book of Coaching Models